Central Communications
The Central Communications team provides a range of communication services and skills to the university including media relations, community engagement, internal communications, publications, and crisis communications / issues management.
Central Communications can provide advice and assistance in communicating to both the ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ community and outside of campus to the public and media when the need arises.
Our Services
Media Relations | Publications | Event listing | Issues Management and Leadership Communications
The Media Relations team builds profile and enhances the reputation of ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ by encouraging media coverage of the successes and achievements of the university community. The team engages print, broadcast, online and other digital media to help tell the ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ story to potential students, the public, government and other stakeholders. The goal is to increase awareness of and support for the university.
Media Relations sources stories within the ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ community – about students, faculty, alumni and staff – and works to engage media interest in telling those stories through print, broadcast and digital outlets. The team also promotes university initiatives, including academic and capital developments, senior appointments, major awards and other stories to ensure that stakeholders are fully informed of key institutional developments.
The team makes a strong effort to promote faculty as expert commentators in the media by continually scanning media coverage for opportunities to have ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ faculty speak publicly about matters of public interest and concern. As a result, ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ faculty frequently appear in local, national and international media with their expert opinions and analysis.
The team provides a daily email news clipping report to senior staff at the university.
Resources
How to get started
Contact Media Relations with all media strategy inquiries.
The team produces publications for audiences on campus and beyond to inform readers about the achievements of ¹û½´ÊÓÆµâ€™s students, faculty, alumni and staff, and the university’s initiatives. Key themes in publications highlight ¹û½´ÊÓÆµâ€™s role as an urban, innovative university delivering relevant, career-focused education, with faculty who conduct exceptional research focused on real-world challenges. The goal is to inspire the support of the internal and external communities for ¹û½´ÊÓÆµâ€™s mission and mandate.
Produced three times a week, the TorontoMet Today e-newsletter is delivered to 38,000 members of the ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ community. The e-newsletter and companion website includes news, feature stories, messages from senior executives, event listings, videos, podcasts and surveys, keeping readers informed about university developments and the achievements of campus community members.
To submit a story idea to TorontoMet Today, or to request an event be promoted in TorontoMet Today, please email today@torontomu.ca.
¹û½´ÊÓÆµ Magazine appears twice yearly for alumni and friends of ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ, and presents stories, photos and feature articles that showcase the activities and achievements of alumni, as well as news of interest to ¹û½´ÊÓÆµâ€™s 140,000 alumni. The magazine includes news from the Alumni Relations department and activities of alumni chapters. The magazine is produced in both in print and digital formats.
The unit frequently produces stories highlighting research activities of ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ faculty.
Videos are created on a regular basis to help tell the ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ story.
How to get started
Contact Publications with all related inquiries.
You can have your event listed on the ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ website. Complete and submit the events form and if you have any questions, email us at campusevents@torontomu.ca. Events on campus are compiled and posted by the publications team.
If your school, department or unit is handling a situation that requires communications expertise, help is available. Central Communications can provide advice and assistance in communicating to both the ¹û½´ÊÓÆµ community and outside of campus to the public and media when the need arises.
How to get started
Contact Issues Management and Leadership Communications with all related inquiries.